The Osceola times., 1887-01-15
MISCELLANEOUS.


TuR Gencral Land Ollce has recently re-
ccivcj reports showing the removal, un-
der peremptory orders from special
agents, of fences from twenty Enclosures,
embracing over 27i.000 acres of land, prin-
cipally in the Denver land district
THERE was an accident on the Metro
politan branch of the Baltimore q Ohio
railroad on the 2Sth, by which two collid-
ing passenger trains were pretty badly
wrecked.
Tur modern language convention of
America met atJohns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, on the gsth, for four days
session. Nearly all the principal colleges
in the Unitcd States were represented.
TuE commissions of sixty presidential
postmas;ors viii expire IN January, 1857.
Among The more prominent Offices are
Monterey, Cal Monmouth, H.; Hutchin-
son. Nas; Saline, Kas.; Eureka, New. !;
East Portland, Ore Ogden, Utah, and
Prairie Du Chicu. Wis.
a MILITARY commission is a, present en-
gagged in translatmg the words of com
maud used in The Bulgarian army from the
Russian language heretofore used in Bull
garia,
II IL rumored in steamship circles that
q conference TO restore Storage rates to
Europe has been proposed. Nothing de-
| finite has been announced The rate con
tinucs at fifteen dollars both ways on En-
glish lines; the Continental lines are not
affected
HARVARD CoLLEoE received some Si1D,-
600 by the will of John .. A. Williams,
which was filod in the Suffolk County
| (Mass.) Probate Court on the 2Sth
TmE London Sporting Lite is authority
for the statement that Jem Smith, the En-
glish champion, would sail from Liver
pool for New York on January % 20 meet
Sullivan in America.
Mosr of the Baltimore glass blowers,
who struck several days ago, returned to
work on the 2sth on the employers terms,
who insisted on their right TO work ap-
prentices. II was thought the remainder
would return TO work soon.
TnE annual statement oi the savings
hanks Of Massachusettsi n gratifying eN-
hibit The number of open accounts is
! ol6,0a, an increase Of h7,2os; and the
amount OF deposits is Sol, ,i99.gu, an in
crease of sl6, 100. As
TWELVE cighty-ton guns arc being con
structed az Woolwich arsenal for the de
fcnse OF Victoria, British Columbia
lr is feared in Vienna that the Bulgarian
dcputation of notablcs a: their recent
meeting with Prince Alexander arrsacei
with the latter TO roturn 20 Bulgaria.
This, in the opinion OF Austrian Govern
ment officials, would aggravnte the situa-
tion and render Russian occupation Of
Bulgaria inevitable.
ONLY thirty-dye applications from as
many cities have been received at the
Post-Ofiice Department for the free de-
livery system In cities entitled 20 the
same under the recent law of Congress.
Unless application is made by the cities
entitled to it, the service viii not be cs-
tablished.
The Ohio State Bar Association met at
Springfield on the 2sth. A hundred law
yers were present from abroad. Presi-
dent Hon. W. J. Gilmore, of Columbus,
delivered an address Of one hours oura-
tion, containing among other things a
powerful eulogium of the dead warrior
ana statesman, John A. Logan.
CuAs. H. RAYMOND, dealer in Supplies.
New York, has failed for s5)O,0O1.
IT is the intention Of the Secretary OF the
Navy 10 appoint, at the Washington Navy
Yard BY February !, a superintendent Of
the new gun mandatory at the yard, and
he desires publicity to be given to the fact
ana applications sent 10 him hrsore Jam
eary - stating The QuslincatiopS u the
r@g)g1a maklAg epeatcetiea.